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Orlando Bloom named Goodwill Ambassador for kids LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Orlando Bloom, star of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Lord of the Rings" movies, was named a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations children's organization UNICEF on Monday.
Oct 12, 2009 at 23:50
Israel demands U.N. probe of Lebanon blast JERUSALEM, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Israel said a blast at a Hezbollah house in southern Lebanon on Monday showed munitions were being stockpiled in violation of a truce.
Oct 12, 2009 at 23:46
Headstrong Honduran ruler resists world pressure TEGUCIGALPA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Roberto Micheletti, the headstrong veteran politician who took power in Honduras when President Manuel Zelaya was toppled, is defying international pressure to reinstate his old friend and end media curbs.
Oct 12, 2009 at 23:39
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang to be on working visit in Ukraine October 26-29 Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang will be on a working visit to Ukraine October 26 through October 29.
Oct 12, 2009 at 23:34
Communist leader doubts new foreign minister will conduct effective policies Communist Party leader Petro Symonenko has said he doubts that newly appointed Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko will manage to conduct effective policies.
Oct 12, 2009 at 23:20
UK's Brown to repay $19,000 in expenses claims LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will repay more than 12,000 pounds of expenses claims for cleaning, gardening and decorating after a independent review found he had exceeded revised limits over the past five years.
Oct 12, 2009 at 23:12
Aging heart can be prevented, say scientists HONG KONG, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan said they have uncovered evidence that shows it may be possible to delay or prevent heart failure in humans.
Oct 12, 2009 at 23:09
Nobel first economics prize goes to a woman STOCKHOLM, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. academic who proved that communities can trump state control and corporations became the first woman to win the Nobel prize in economics on Monday, sharing it with an expert on conflict resolution.
Oct 12, 2009 at 21:01
Peers urged to criminalise use of prostitutes LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A coalition of women's rights campaigners on Monday backed government plans to criminalise men who go to prostitutes, urging the House of Lords to pass a proposed new law.
Oct 12, 2009 at 20:55
Summers: Obama policies averted economic 'abyss' WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The Obama administration has helped pull the U.S. economy back from the "abyss" with aggressive efforts to spur growth and stabilize financial markets, a top White House adviser said on Monday.
Oct 12, 2009 at 20:51
Lytvyn says Ukraine should realize importance of effective relations with Russia Nizhyn, October 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Ukraine should realize the importance of effective relations with Russia, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn has said.
Oct 12, 2009 at 20:32
Tigipko: Municipal sphere threatens national security Sergiy Tigipko, a famous Ukrainian banker who has declared his intention to run for president, has said that the poor state of the country's municipal infrastructure threatens national security.
Oct 12, 2009 at 20:13 | Interfax-Ukraine
Poll: Ukrainians not supporting activities of president, premier Ukrainians do not support the actions of Viktor Yuschenko as president and Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister and expect the country’s economic situation to worsen, according to a public opinion poll conducted by the FOM Ukraine Company September 26 through October 4, 2009.
Oct 12, 2009 at 20:10 | Interfax-Ukraine
Top judge: introduction of laws on struggle against corruption in Ukraine should be postponed The introduction of a package of laws on the fight against corruption could block the work of the courts, and their introduction should be postponed, Head of the Supreme Court of Ukraine Vasyl Onopenko said at a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday.
Oct 12, 2009 at 19:48 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ohryzko: absence of Russian ambassador in Ukraine a problem for Moscow, not Ukraine First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council and ex-Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko has said he sees no problems in the absence of a Russian ambassador in Ukraine.
Oct 12, 2009 at 18:36 | Interfax-Ukraine